The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-10


The Chairman next called upon Mr..
d. w. Pua, candidate Tor Noble, to
speak. He compared the different mer-
its of the Reform candidates for Repre-
sentatives and those of the Independent
ticket, and claimed that the Independent
candidates, being all lawyers, well edu-
Gated, were better equipped for the posi-
ton than those on the Reform ticket,
whom, he thought, were not able
scholars.
Mr.. P. O'Sulliyan, who was warmly
received, was the next speaker, his re-
marks being interpreted by Mr.. w. G.
Achi. He said he was glad to face an
enthusiastic audience, and could proudly
say that there were not more than
dozen among them who were not in
sympathy with him The nine candi-
dates for Mobiles and the four for Repre-
sentatives have been called by the Re-
form party "joint stock COM
pany." Yes, it was joint
stock company, but it was not
a company who possessed immense
wealth, but the love of the people with
the future prosperity of Hawaii at heart.
Article 20 of the new Constitution af-
fected some of us. Compensation is
nothing to your candidates for Repre-
sentatives, holding commissions as
notaries public; they will resign those
moneyed positions and work to promote
the best interests of all. We are the
men who see the flaws in the new Con-
stitution A few nights ago l told you
reform was the watchword of the Re-
form party; and 1 shall now continue in
the same strain These Reformers, in
their infancy, have thrown more than
one-half of $4,000 into the deep. If it
had not been for the Independent party
| they would not have returned one cent.
| Loud applause 1t is very easy to re-
turn one-half of what was actually taken.
| There is no halfway house between
right and wrong. Therefore, either re-
turn all or keep all. They claim it was
a contract It was fraud more than
contract He had been advised by the
memorable thirteen" to take the
money, and to take all he could get, too.
| fCheers.l They could have taken $780,
900, but second thought came to them
better return portion in order to
pacify the irritated Hawaiians so as to
obtain their votes. Under their banner
of 'Reform" is dishonesty. Article SO
of the new Constitution deprives more
than two-thirds of you from voting for
Mobiles, and you have been placed on
the same footing as criminals. Is'it
crime to be poor? One of your most
respectable and honored citizens, af-
fliated to you by blood. owns immense
property and pays taxes. OF him
stranger, who came here two years ago,
said in the convention: "Do l know
him? Is he in favor of reform ?'' When
told that he was, this stranger said that
it was only when their bayonets glittered
in the sun that he favored reform. Yes,
we shall be glad to see their bayonets
glitter in the air once more and after
that see them sent to Mr.. A. Yonng for
old iron. Prolonged applauss.l The
Kingdom is yours, and not for usurpers.
AS Mr.. O'Sullivan descended from the
platform he was cheered again and
again.
Hon. Antoine Rosa then spoke in Ha-
waiian He said: My fellow-countryme
Il come here tonight as one of your
nominees for Representatives at the
coming election. shall first speak on
the present situation of our country, be-
cause we are better equipped for amend
ing the new Constitution to suit all than
the others. 1 approve of the new Con-
stitution, with some executions. [ a2&se
with it because the right of removing the
Cabinet has been taken away from the
King. My principal objection is because
it was not legally gotten up. The Legis
lature makes laws and attends to the
grievances of the people, but not with
glistening bayonets. This fiendish &C
ton teaches the peaceful Hawaiians to
do likewise Why could not Hawaiians
those born on the soil-go to the King
with bayonets and obtain a new Consti-
tuition? But am exceedingly proud to
say that the Hawaiians have taken
holy stand-that of going to the Legisla-
ture to obtain laws, and nowhere else.
We have been charged with being
thieves by that clergyman Ipointing to
the Rev. Mr. Olesonl, fine thing for a
minister of the gospel to say. If elected
l shall vote to lessen the property quail
fication, if not to remove it entirely.
[Cheers.l The new Cabinet swore un-
der oath that they would obey the Con-
stitution. What did they do on the 9th
of JulyP Did they not go and beg the
King to sign the new Constitution? Re-
member, have no personal feelings
against the Cabinet. They paid $14 900
out of the Treasury forthe Makiki claims.
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